Liberty Tree Memorial

Liberty Tree Memorial is a memorial in Town of Charlestown, South County, Rhode Island. Liberty Tree Memorial is situated nearby to Hellcat Propeller, as well as near the recreation area Ninigret Tennis and Pickleball Courts.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Watchaug Pond and East Beach State Beach.

Watchaug Pond

Pond

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Watchaug Pond is a kettle pond located in southern Rhode Island, in the town of Charlestown. It is surrounded by the John Vincent Gormley 8-mile loop trail which was dedicated by Senator Jack Reed in 1999. Watchaug Pond is situated 1½ miles northwest of Liberty Tree Memorial.

East Beach State Beach

Beach

East Beach or East State Beach is a seaside public recreation area on Quonochontaug Neck, the narrow barrier island that separates Block Island Sound and Ninigret Pond, in the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, United States. East Beach State Beach is situated 2 miles southwest of Liberty Tree Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlestown and Quonochontaug.

Charlestown

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Charlestown, nicknamed C-Town by locals, is a town on the southern coastline of Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Charlestown is bordered by Westerly to the west, Richmond to the north divided by the Pawcatuck River, and South Kingstown to the east, with the Block Island Sound to the south.

Quonochontaug

Village

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Quonochontaug is a village in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is composed of three small beach communities, and is part of Charlestown. Quonochontaug is situated 3½ miles southwest of Liberty Tree Memorial.

Wood River Junction

Village

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Wood River Junction is a small village in the town of Richmond, Rhode Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is home to the Chariho school district's main campus and is otherwise largely turf farms, which were potato farms before the nuclear accident in 1964. Wood River Junction is situated 4½ miles north of Liberty Tree Memorial.

Liberty Tree Memorial

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “This American Liberty Elm was named after ‘The Liberty Tree: Our Country’s first Symbol of Freedom.’ On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp Act.”
Category: historic site
Location: Town of Charlestown, South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.37182° or 41° 22′ 19″ north

Longitude

-71.66439° or 71° 39′ 52″ west

Open location code

87HC98CP+P6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8092009182

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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